Rates and psychological effects of exposure to family violence among Sri Lankan university students

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 994-1002

  Haj Yahia, Muhammad M ^a   de Zoysa, Piyanjli ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Effects of family violence; Experiencing parental violence; Exposure to family violence; Family violence; Sri Lankan family; Witnessing interparental violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONFLICT TACTIC AND SCALE; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY FUNCTIONING IN ADOLESCENCE QUESTIONNAIRE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; SRI LANKA; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TRAUMA SYMPTOM CHECKLIST; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADULT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SRI LANKA; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55749096894     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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